Under the direction of the Laredo City Manager, the selected consultant shall provide professional support and assistance on a regular and continuing basis to accomplish the following: a. Provide assistance, as needed, in the development and implementations of City of Laredo’s (COL) legislative program prior to the beginning of each legislative calendar. b. Monitor and report, through Texas Legislative Information Service (TLIS) or a similar service, on legislative activities that are germane to municipal government in general and to COL in particular. c. Provide technical and logistical support for COL to meet with appropriate stakeholders, officials, and legislators. d. Provide professional counsel and legislative monitoring, and analysis of education legislation, policies, regulations, and other activities that impact COL. e. Work with diverse groups to draft legislation, maximize appropriations, identify new legislative funding opportunities to assist in the development and implementation of legislation germane to municipal government, and policies and regulations favorable to COL. f. Provide assistance in preparing briefing information, notes, testimony, letters, or legislation, as needed, to advance the interests of COL before legislative bodies. g. Facilitate appropriate communications providing timely updates to the Laredo City Manager on key issues affecting municipalities and legislation, as appropriate...
